ABOUT OCA
ABOUT OCAMISSIONBOARD

OCA Georgia (OCA-GA) founded in 1983 is the local chapter of OCA. Through local events and community involvement, OCA-GA aims to promote the general welfare of Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans while meeting the goals and objectives as set forth by OCA National. On our website:
www.OCA-Georgia.org you can find past happenings and future events, some cultural, some community, while others just for fun. Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. OCA is dedicated to securing the rights of Chinese American and Asian American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government. OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of the nearly two million citizens and residents of Chinese ancestry in the United States as well as to better the lives of the ten million Asian Americans across the country.

OCA's goals are:
• To advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment.
• To promote civic participation, education and leadership.
• To advance coalitions and community building.
• To foster cultural heritage. OCA is base in Washington, D.C. gives the national office an effective vantage point for monitoring legislation and policy issues affecting Chinese Americans and Asian Americans.

In the D.C. metro area, OCA is able to build national support and to work in coalition with other national groups around issues affecting Asian Americans. In addition, OCA publishes IMAGE magazine, which serves as a communications link between chapter members as well as an informative source on federal and legislative initiatives and policies relevant to the Chinese American and Asian American communities.

 

 

 

 

Address Information

OCA-Georgia: PO Box 767278, Roswell, GA 30076-9998.
Hotline: 770-408-0546
Email: OCAGeorgia@Yahoo.com.

OCA National Headquarters: 1322 18th Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20036.
Tel: (202) 223-5500. Fax: (202) 296-0540
Website: www.OCANATIONAL.org
Email: oca@ocanational.org.

Embracing the Hopes and Aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans

 

The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA) is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3), nonpartisan, civil rights advocacy organization incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1973. As of 2006, OCA has 48 chapters and 33 college affiliates, comprised of over 10,000 members.